======LAN Zoo License Manager======
[[http://www.rhino3d.com/download/zoo/7/latest|{{ :zoo:zoologo.png?256|Zoo - License Manager}}]]


The LAN Zoo keeps your licenses on your private LAN server and lets you share them among the Rhino users on your network.\\

The LAN Zoo now supports **Rhino 8**. Learn how to [[:zoo:zooupgrade|upgrade your existing LAN Zoo installation]].

**[[https://www.rhino3d.com/download/zoo/latest/|Download the LAN Zoo here...]]**


===== Is the Zoo right for you? Only if: =====
  * You are using [[:zoo:products|compatible products]]. 
  * You have more users than licenses.
  * You want to manage many licenses in one place.
  * You are **not** an individual with multiple computers. [[https://wiki.mcneel.com/zoo/home/cloud-zoo|Use Cloud Zoo instead... ]]

If you answered no to any of these questions, then there are [[https://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/install/wizard/start| other licensing options]] that may meet your requirements.

===== Getting started =====
===Setting up the Zoo===
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  - Choose **one** Windows computer on your network to host the Zoo utility.
  - **[[http://www.rhino3d.com/download/zoo/7/latest|Download]]** and install the Zoo on that computer.
  - Make sure **[[http://wiki.mcneel.com/zoo/window7firewall|TCP Port 80]]** is open in your firewall.
  - Run **ZooAdmin** and **[[rhinovalidate|add your Rhino license keys]]**.
===Setting up Rhino for Windows===
  - If Rhino is already installed, run Rhino and click **Tools -> Options -> Licenses**. Select your Rhino license and click **Convert**. Close and restart Rhino. During restart, select **Use LAN Zoo** and then specify the **[[http://wiki.mcneel.com/zoo/determinezoohost|name]]** of your Zoo server.
  - When installing Rhino, select **Use LAN Zoo** and then specify the **[[http://wiki.mcneel.com/zoo/determinezoohost|name]]** of your Zoo server.
===Setting up Rhino for Mac===
  - If Rhino is already installed, run Rhino and click **Rhino -> Preferences -> Licenses**, and then click **Change your license key**. Then, select **Use LAN Zoo** and then specify the **[[http://wiki.mcneel.com/zoo/determinezoohost|name]]** of your Zoo server.
  - When installing Rhino, select **Use LAN Zoo** and then specify the **[[http://wiki.mcneel.com/zoo/determinezoohost|name]]** of your Zoo server.

=====More information and support=====
[[:zoo:overview|Features Overview]]\\
[[:zoo:requirements|System Requirements]]\\
[[:zoo:products|Product Compatibility]]\\
[[http://discourse.mcneel.com/category/zoo|Support Forum]]\\

===== Deployment =====
[[https://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/installingrhino|Automating Installation of Rhino]]\\
[[https://wiki.mcneel.com/zoo/rhinomacdeployment|Rhino for Mac Managed Distribution]]\\
[[https://wiki.mcneel.com/zoo/virtualdesktop|Rhino and Desktop Virtualization]]
===== Troubleshooting =====
[[:zoo:diagnostics|Diagnostics Utility for Windows]]\\
[[:zoo:diagnosticsmac|Diagnostics Utility for Mac]]\\

===== Knowledgebase =====
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